Crowley’s Ridge College is excited to announce the theme for the annual 2024 Lectureship, “That You May Know: A Study of 1, 2, & 3 John.” The Johannine Epistles are something of an enigma. Very few books are studied, memorized, and quoted more than 1 John. The Apostle John displays his love and compassion for the church and those to whom he writes. When observing these epistles, specifically the first epistle, we can see that John is appealing to the confidence that those who are in Christ can have in their salvation. It is suggested that John wrote this letter to refute heresies that had begun circulating within the church. John warns the church to make observations of those who speak to them, concerning doctrine, by (1) testing the spirits to confirm whether they are of God or Satan, (2) listening to whether or not they confess that Jesus has come in the flesh, (3) observing worldly doctrines concerning Christ or scripture. John states that if they deny the elementary principles of Christ, his coming in the flesh, then they are of the spirit of the anti-Christ. The world today encourters many spirits and voices urging them to go one way or another. Among those voices is God urging us to take up our cross and follow Him.  Our lectureship theme is designed to aid the church in knowing what is true. We have given our lectureship series the title of “That You May Know” due to John’s usage of the phrase and how, by reading the biblical text, we can discern what is of God and what is of the world.